November Fishing in the Lower Keys

November 10, 2006

Our weather has improved after this last front.
The temperature has dropped a bit, but certainly
not enough to scare the fish off the flats.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of guiding Jon Ain,
co-founder of the March Merkin Permit
Tournament, to his 250th permit on fly. The 19-
pound fish was caught west of Key West on a fly
tied by Ain.

This is one of the best times of the year to
find large permit on the flats of the Lower
Keys. They readily eat a live crab and the right
fly with some precision casting will most often
get eaten.

There are still some large bonefish lurking on
both the ocean side flats and the backcountry
near Sugarloaf Key. They have been slightly
finacky for the fly so pack your fly box full of
different patterns just in case.

We still have some available dates around
Thanksgiving and in December for permit,
barracuda, sharks and jacks on the flats. It is
a great time to be here.... the weather is warm
and the fish are biting!